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IPSWICH Mayor Teresa Harding has slammed accusations that fellow councillors are working âpart-timeâ while collecting huge salaries as âabsolutely ludicrousâ.
Councillors earn a base salary of $122,421 on top of super payments of at least $11,000 a year and a car allowance worth $19,500.
Deputy Mayor Marnie Doyle earns slightly more and Cr Harding takes home $204,000 a year, or almost $4000 a week, on top of $19,300 in super and a vehicle allowance. Ipswich mayor Teresa Harding said claims councillors were only working part-time were âabsolutely ludicrousâ.
The cost of councillor support officers to ratepayers is set to top $1 million with 14 positions ultimately to be filled.
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IPSWICH City Council’s upgraded CBD cinema complex is expected to be up and running by early next year even with an operator yet to be confirmed for the site.
An expressions of interest campaign is under way by the council to secure an operator as the Nicholas Street Precinct takes shape.
It ends on March 2. Construction of the new Ipswich City Council administration building in the Nicholas Street Precinct is expected to be completed by March.
Construction of the $95 million council administration building is expected to be completed by March with staff set to move in from June.
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